France tender market report, September 2026
Published 22 Oct 2026 · computed by FreeTender from 8,268 notices
- Notices published
- 8,268
- +347% vs August 2026
- Still open
- 2,773
- at the time of this report
- Median bid window
- 31 days
- middle half: 27–35 days
- With a stated value
- 2,245
- 27% of notices
Summary
In September 2026, FreeTender recorded 8,268 new procurement notices from buyers in France (+347% on August 2026). The largest sector was Construction & Infrastructure with 2,951 notices (36% of the total). The fastest growing was Defence & Security, up 731% to 133. Half of all notices gave bidders 31 days or less to respond. Wednesday was the busiest publishing day (23% of notices).
Notices by sector
- Construction & Infrastructure2,951 notices+386%
- Financial & Professional Services1,115 notices+314%
- Water & Environment608 notices+331%
- Facility Management & Cleaning590 notices+467%
- Manufacturing & Supply549 notices+350%
- Agriculture & Food468 notices+266%
- Transport & Logistics461 notices+339%
- IT & Telecom444 notices+311%
- Healthcare & Pharma279 notices+228%
- Energy & Power194 notices+296%
- Defence & Security133 notices+731%
- Education & Training120 notices+200%
- Sports, Recreation & Events119 notices+561%
- Media, Printing & Advertising31 notices+182%
- Mining & Metals28 notices+460%
Change is against August 2026.
How buyers tendered
- Invitation to bid4,908 notices
- Open tender3,328 notices
- Contract award9 notices
- Standing arrangement9 notices
- Grant / funding call8 notices
- Consultancy3 notices
- Request for proposal2 notices
- Expression of interest1 notices
Publishing day
- Monday1,713 notices
- Tuesday1,474 notices
- Wednesday1,883 notices
- Thursday1,305 notices
- Friday1,506 notices
- Saturday209 notices
- Sunday178 notices
Most active buyers in France
- Nantes Métropole22 notices
- Eurométropole de Strasbourg20 notices
- Ville de Marseille20 notices
- Eau du Morbihan20 notices
- Ville de Lyon19 notices
- VILLE de PARIS - DFA - SDA17 notices
- Métropole Aix Marseille Provence17 notices
- Toulouse Métropole15 notices
- Département du Puy-de-Dôme15 notices
Stated values
2,245 of 8,268 notices stated an estimated value. Figures are in the currency the buyer used.
| Currency | Priced notices | Median | Largest | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUR | 2,245 | 400 thousand | 328.7 million | 7.0 billion |
Largest notices of the month
- La présente consultation a pour objet la passation d’un marché de prestations intellectuelles relatif à une Mission d’ordonnancement, de pilotage et de coordination (OPC) Mission de logistique (LOG) M · EUR 328.7 million · closes 12 Nov 2026
- France – Airport operation services – Concession de service pour la gestion et l'exploitation d'un dépôt d'hydrocarbures aéronautiques et l'avitaillement des aéronefs en carburant sur l'aéroport de Mo · EUR 300.0 million · closes 9 Nov 2026
- France – Photocopying and offset printing equipment – Acquisition, location maintenance de solutions d’impression et exécution de prestations associées pour les services de l’Etat, les établissements · EUR 277.0 million · closed
- France – Shipping operations – Délégation de service public (concession de services) relative à l'exploitation de la liaison maritime entre Dieppe (France) et Newhaven (Royaume-Uni) pour le fret et le · EUR 271.0 million · closes 6 Nov 2026
- Travaux de Voirie et Reseaux Divers · EUR 240.0 million · closed
Other months
Method: counts are notices first published in the month, by the buyer's country, across all sources FreeTender reads. Bid window means days from publication to the deadline. Coverage grows as we add sources, so part of any rise can be new coverage rather than new demand. You may quote these figures with a link to this page. The underlying rows are in our open dataset.